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department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. (laughing) i do...i do... (laughter) i'm francine carruthers and i like to win, so if you don't go play games and win points for me, i'll still be a winner... who's losing. so go to pbskidsgo.org and win points for francine carruthers. that's me. >> this is "nightly business report" with tyler matheson and susie garenes. >> housing goes boom. the prices rise by the most in nearly seven years and stocks take the good news and run with it. we talk with economist robert schuller about what's next. >> two techs go bust. well, not exactly, but dell and blackberry, former tech titans are in a fight for their lives. can they come back? >> and courtroom drama. the supreme court hears the first of two cases on same-sex marriage. what are the stakes for business? we'll have all that, plus the simplest trading strategy you've ever heard of tonight on "nightly business report." good evening, everyone. tyler, we had a lot of positives today about the stock market and also about the economy. >> and
department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. (laughing) i do...i do... (laughter) i'm francine carruthers and i like to win, so if you don't go play games and win points for me, i'll still be a winner... who's losing. so go to pbskidsgo.org and win points for francine carruthers. that's me. >> this is "nightly business report" with tyler matheson and susie garenes. >> housing goes boom. the prices rise by the most in nearly seven years...
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now, they are part of a government program to test whether art education can make a difference. this is not about creating a great arts program, this is about using the arts as a tool for education. why does engage would appear to raise attendance, boost academic achievement, and even reduce behavior problems? researchers say they cannot prove that the arts alone are responsible. >> art integrated schools tend to have better outcomes than non art integrated schools. appraisal ofcandid the research literature, i would wager that the schools that are with great leaders are more engaging places for students to be in. >> of all the arts, music is most likely to be taught in school. 6 million children, mostly minorities have no access to any arts education. ironically, they may be the children who need heart the most. >> before you think of pulling your child that a drawing or dance, and maybe it is worth thinking again. that brings the show to a) to remember, you can carry on updates around the world. if you would like to reach me and the team, you can find us on twitter. for all of
now, they are part of a government program to test whether art education can make a difference. this is not about creating a great arts program, this is about using the arts as a tool for education. why does engage would appear to raise attendance, boost academic achievement, and even reduce behavior problems? researchers say they cannot prove that the arts alone are responsible. >> art integrated schools tend to have better outcomes than non art integrated schools. appraisal ofcandid the...
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by the way, and full disclosure, that database we learned was kick started by the educational division of our parent company led by former new york city schools chancellor. and i just have to say, i don't like it. i don't like it a bit. i have a suggestion. if you're going to create a database and do it for the teachers. don't ask your buddy defined it so we can see how successful or unsuccessful the teachers are in teaching their students before the students have to be greater tested. give me a call and will talk about it. well, the gates foundation is now also -- you have to say one thing for him, he is adventures with his money offering 100,000 to anyone it can create a better profit. hundred thousand. not just any. are not talking about just mere contraception. no, the foundation wants a condom that enhances pleasure in order to promote regular use. we will keep you up-to-date on the very best ideas about those as their role in. and then there is the second richest person in america, giving away a lot of this money, so he is down to is last 53 and a half billion dollars. embracing
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and they're obsessed with education. and it gets to people's hearts. it's what their kids' future is, it's their ability to afford school, to get ahead in life. there's more than just the initial issues of math for us to deal with. >> right. >> but if you're not there -- >> it's got to be a growth message. reince pry prescribe us, thank you very much for taking the time to come back on "the kudlow report." let's continue the discussion. is reince priebus right or is the gop missing the message here? we bring back chris co phone us and guy benson. chris, i go to you on this. because i think that the republicans are doing exactly the wrong thing in a lot of places right now. you've got the chairman of the house budget committee, call paul ryan, a very smart guy, used to be a follower of jack kemp. he argues austerity. he says if you balance the budget, the economy will grow. i say you will balance the budget if the economy does grow through lower taxes and lower regulations and more opportunity. i think they've got it back-assward it my point. >> listen,
and they're obsessed with education. and it gets to people's hearts. it's what their kids' future is, it's their ability to afford school, to get ahead in life. there's more than just the initial issues of math for us to deal with. >> right. >> but if you're not there -- >> it's got to be a growth message. reince pry prescribe us, thank you very much for taking the time to come back on "the kudlow report." let's continue the discussion. is reince priebus right or is...
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others are, you know, nurses from chicago, you know, with a certain amount of education. you know, another is a chemist, you know, the degree from the university of north carolina. so i wanted to be able to show all of those perspectives and enter the story of the manhattan proceed jeblght from all those different points of view. >> suarez: we are reminded again and again how peculiar this was, to bring together thousands of people from all over the place to a place that really didn't even exist yet. it was like mushrooms coming up after spring rain, a city just comes out of the mud. all strangers to each other. but they couldn't talk to each other about what they were doing. >> um-hum. this is not a town that was designated or repurposed for the war effort. this was a town that did not exist before the war. and they bring in all of these people, you know. it started in 1942 the government thought, oh, we'll probably have... we'll plan for about 13,000. by mid 1945 less than two years later, a town with 75,000 residents, operating 24 hours a day, using more electricity th
others are, you know, nurses from chicago, you know, with a certain amount of education. you know, another is a chemist, you know, the degree from the university of north carolina. so i wanted to be able to show all of those perspectives and enter the story of the manhattan proceed jeblght from all those different points of view. >> suarez: we are reminded again and again how peculiar this was, to bring together thousands of people from all over the place to a place that really didn't...
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directly ahead, educational video shown to children across america that blames america for 9/11 we have a tape. you see it when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] from the way the bristles move to the way they clean, once you try an oral-b deep sweep power brush, you'll never go back to a regular manual brush. its three cleaning zones with dynamic power bristles reach between teeth with more brush movements to remove up to 100% more plaque than a regular manual brush. and even 76% more plaque than sonicare flexcare in hard to reach areas. oral-b deep sweep 5000 power brush. life opens up when you do. only hertz gives you a carfirmation. hey, this is challenger. i'll be waiting for you in stall 5. it confirms your reservation and the location your car is in, the moment you land. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. very logical thinker. (laughs) i'm telling you right now, the girl back at home would absolutely not have taken a zip line in the jungle. (screams) i'm reallylad that girl stayed at home. vo: expedia helps 30 million travelers a month find
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sparkology is what happens when higher education leads the online dating world. male members are only considered it their alma maters one of the nation's top 60 universities, and then they have to pay money to yet introduced a female members. so how does a standstill last? think joining me now in a fox business exclusive, founder of sparkology. thank you for coming on the show. what gave you the idea? >> i was always a hopeless romantic. melissa: not terribly romantic saying that the guy has to be from the top 16 universities. he will pay to get on. >> the reason why guys pay to start conversations, if you look at the dating sites, guys spam, a spin -- send as many messages as they get into as many girls as they can, but that's terrible and so since guys have to pay the start a conversation, we stop spam. women appreciate that it. melissa: are you growing, making money. >> we became cash flow positive this past summer now just over one year-end. first wedding is coming a bit too weeks. it's a very exciting year. melissa: we wanted to do this segment because your
sparkology is what happens when higher education leads the online dating world. male members are only considered it their alma maters one of the nation's top 60 universities, and then they have to pay money to yet introduced a female members. so how does a standstill last? think joining me now in a fox business exclusive, founder of sparkology. thank you for coming on the show. what gave you the idea? >> i was always a hopeless romantic. melissa: not terribly romantic saying that the guy...
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>> neil: they could be looking at the -- states like california trying to provide education and other states. i think maryland trying to provide licenses. in other words, all of this states, whether you agree or disagree, say, they're here, they're that going, sew might as well provide either documentation and or benefits that in the long run will make it cheaper for us, i guess in the case of a license. then if you're an american citizen, a victim of a hit-and-run by an illegal, you have someone to sue. i can understand that arguement to a going but -- to agree but i think it brings on goofy legal behavior. >> immigrants want to come here because the want to open a business. when you are giving everything out for free, what kind of people are you attracting? what kind of immigrants are are you attracting? we're spending so much money on health care. it's impossible for us to now add three million more people. if you look how premiums are going up, medical claims are supposed to go up by an average 32% across the country, and just in california, it's supposed to go up by 62%. >> neil:
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is it a problem of education? is it a probable of government programs? is it just a problem of let the market -- or is there something that we can, and i underscore, should be doing about this? >> i think he answered that earlier on, but go ahead. >> the data and refinancing are very interesting. there's a lot of refinancing, but there are people who are the best credit people who are repeatedly refinancing, working rates down. the bulk of the country of the people who are underwater, who are near underwater, they're having a very hard time getting credit. the heart program until recently hasn't really reached that. so it's actually, it's both true that people are refinancing a lot, but there are many, many people, disadvantaged people, younger people whose houses are more likely to be underwater, because they bought closer to the peak. these are all populations that significantly haven't benefited and there's a tremendous opportunity still today. goldman sachs reports that over 21 million homeowners could currently benefit, saving more than 150 bucks a
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wade and brown versus board of education. it is interesting that everybody concedes, this is a similar water she have moment. the question is how far should the court push the federal government into advancing that process or not. >> howard, if could i turn to what we all love to talk about, politics and speculating more on the future, what do you think the contours of the gay marriage debate will be in 2016? because we have had this rapid evolution. in 2008, gay marriage was a very difficult issue for democrats. they really didn't want to talk about it much. they all hedged their bets of. in 2012, neither side wanted to talk about it at all. in 2016, do you think this will be a winning issue for democrats to run on? >> well, i was talking to a pretty prominent conservative this morning and he was saying wistfully, remember when the phrase god, guns and gays was on our side? it has turned upside down. if you want to go back to 2004, karl rove and the bush, george w. bush campaign, engineered the placing of ballot measures in
wade and brown versus board of education. it is interesting that everybody concedes, this is a similar water she have moment. the question is how far should the court push the federal government into advancing that process or not. >> howard, if could i turn to what we all love to talk about, politics and speculating more on the future, what do you think the contours of the gay marriage debate will be in 2016? because we have had this rapid evolution. in 2008, gay marriage was a very...
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but obama will look good in history and one might say his daughters helped educate him. that does happen to parents. it is something they recognize through their kids that changes their views. he has never been vehemently opposed to gay marriage but i think he has come full circle and is actually beloved in gay american circles. his public, his opinion ratings within those groups are very high, president obama. >> thank you so much. doug brinkley for joining us with your perspective, how this will play a factor in president obama's legacy. we're waiting to play more audio for you. as soon as we get that sound turned around, we'll hear some of the arguments made in the supreme court. >>> still ahead, senators now threatening to fbl the gun legislation that is expected to come up for debate next month. it is one of those things we thought you should know today. go by themselves. no they don't. hey son. have fun tonight. ♪ ♪ back against the wall ♪ ain't nothin to me ♪ ain't nothin to me [ crowd murmurs ] hey! ♪ [ howls ] ♪ it will if it's new outlast stay fabul
but obama will look good in history and one might say his daughters helped educate him. that does happen to parents. it is something they recognize through their kids that changes their views. he has never been vehemently opposed to gay marriage but i think he has come full circle and is actually beloved in gay american circles. his public, his opinion ratings within those groups are very high, president obama. >> thank you so much. doug brinkley for joining us with your perspective, how...
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for civil rights, brown versus board of education. for women's rights, roe v. wade. now gay rights advocates are hoping, this is the case that the u.s. supreme court heard today on whether same sex marriage should be legal. and we are now getting the audio from inside the nation's highest court. >> there is some 40,000 children in california according to the brief that live with same-sex parents. and they want their parents to have full recognition and full status. the voices of those children is important in this case, don't you think? >> at the heart of the case is proposition 8 or prop 8, which bans same-sex marriage. californians approved it five years ago. but these two same-sex couples, the plaintiffs in this case, are arguing that keeping them from getting married is unconstitutional. one of them spoke about it after the hearing today. >> more than anything i believe in love. and proposition 8 is a discriminatory law that hurts people, it hurts gays and lesbians in california and it hurts the children we're raising and it does so for no good reason. >> on the
for civil rights, brown versus board of education. for women's rights, roe v. wade. now gay rights advocates are hoping, this is the case that the u.s. supreme court heard today on whether same sex marriage should be legal. and we are now getting the audio from inside the nation's highest court. >> there is some 40,000 children in california according to the brief that live with same-sex parents. and they want their parents to have full recognition and full status. the voices of those...
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outrage in california we passed the nation's biggest tax hike and that money was supposed to go towards education and of course, a big chunk of the money is going towards pension. and we learned that the alameda county administrator is now making $422,000 a year, megyn, and as you said, for life. now, let me break it down for you and tell you what's included in that. check this out. the total salary here is $422,000, longevity pay because she's worked for the county more than 30 years. on top of that, including the salary, a bonus of $24,000 because that ensures that she will forever remain the highest paid employee in the county. her pension and retirement, you see she doesn't pay a nickel into it, so the county every year pays into it $181,0 $181,000, into her retirement account. and by the way, she gets a car allowance of $8200. see the red numbers, the county deficit is 88 million dollars and this bottom number right here, megyn, that's the average salary for the private worker in alameda county, $34,900. and now let's play your favorite game of all, megyn, guess the other administrator's sal
outrage in california we passed the nation's biggest tax hike and that money was supposed to go towards education and of course, a big chunk of the money is going towards pension. and we learned that the alameda county administrator is now making $422,000 a year, megyn, and as you said, for life. now, let me break it down for you and tell you what's included in that. check this out. the total salary here is $422,000, longevity pay because she's worked for the county more than 30 years. on top...
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programs for feeding seniors, feeding children, cutting the department of education. they don't want to cut the deficit, they want to do it to get rid of programs they don't like. >> it's killing two birds with one stone. jared makes a great point. the way things are supposed to work is when we come out of these recessions we're supposed to grow and everything is supposed to get better. that's not happening yet. not happening yet and we have at the same time the incredible income inch quality issue. whatever you think about the tax cuts, when you have a middle class that doesn't have the economic oomph, that's a numbers problem. we need to get the middle class -- helping the middle class will help the overall growth picture, which will help the debt problem, which is significant, we'll come to a point where the debt is eating into our economy. but not as far as most people think. it is an issue. >> the only time in my, i guess in any of our lifetimes, the only time we actually saw debt as a share of gdp start to come down was when the economy was growing very strongly
programs for feeding seniors, feeding children, cutting the department of education. they don't want to cut the deficit, they want to do it to get rid of programs they don't like. >> it's killing two birds with one stone. jared makes a great point. the way things are supposed to work is when we come out of these recessions we're supposed to grow and everything is supposed to get better. that's not happening yet. not happening yet and we have at the same time the incredible income inch...
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this could be the brown versus board of education for gay and lesbian people, that's based on the question. we don't know what the answer will be of course. in fact i would venture that nobody does, not even the justices who heard the case this morning. they will vote tomorrow and then at least they will know. they were all over the map with their questions today. as you know there is a procedural problem with the case in that the state of california chose not to appeal a lower court decision finding prop 8 unconstitutional, finding the ban on same-sex marriage in california unconstitutional. so prop 8 is being defending by those who ooh supported it and there is a real question whether that makes the case a real case or controversy for the court to decide. my initial take is it would go up on that and the court would not get to the question of whether states must talk about same-sex marriage. there is some support by the justices to give it jurisdiction and then they would opine all those questions. jenna: we'll have to wait to see what the ruling is for several weeks and months. how does
this could be the brown versus board of education for gay and lesbian people, that's based on the question. we don't know what the answer will be of course. in fact i would venture that nobody does, not even the justices who heard the case this morning. they will vote tomorrow and then at least they will know. they were all over the map with their questions today. as you know there is a procedural problem with the case in that the state of california chose not to appeal a lower court decision...
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should we go through the k through 12 education or college education or are we-- are women just taking a larger piece of the pie and everything is okay? >> i've got to tell you, my parents separated, divorced when i was 12, so i was raised along with my two brothers. >> you did pretty well. charles: my mother didn't raise no wussy, that's all i can tell you. >> and i know a lot of successful single men raised by single mom. >> you have to step up to the plate a lot of times when that happens. david: a lot of step-dads step up to the plate, too. charles: that's you, my man. david: a lot of us. charles: appreciate it, real do. >> thank you. charles: well, you really can't make things like this up. and there's a county administrator who retires and gets nearly half a million dollars in retirement payment per year and by the way, there's nothing he wiillegal about it, one of those only in california stories that is going to blow your mind next. investor. yeah, i'm a serious investor but i'm a busy guy. it used to be easier but now there are more choices than ever. i want to know exactly wh
should we go through the k through 12 education or college education or are we-- are women just taking a larger piece of the pie and everything is okay? >> i've got to tell you, my parents separated, divorced when i was 12, so i was raised along with my two brothers. >> you did pretty well. charles: my mother didn't raise no wussy, that's all i can tell you. >> and i know a lot of successful single men raised by single mom. >> you have to step up to the plate a lot of...
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in other words, your home value is worth less than your mortgage if you have a high school education or less and the white working class, they're all around 40%, but now let's take a look at these next two groups here. tea party supporters, 45%. if your home value is going down 50% so clearly an issue here if it is risk off the table and not optimistic about the economy and these tend to be or at least in greater percentages are your gold bugs compared to all adults in the economy. what about generally looking at the stock market. let's see, these are the percentages that you have heard about some about some critical financial issues here. 80%, how about the dow being an all-time high. only 66%. >> reporter: and only 29% if you highlight that, that's the least well known economic story that we've asked about in the past several years. what are people's attitudes toward the dow being an all-time high? if we could move on, yes we can. the dow being an all-time high. the does that mean the dow is better 22% of the public say that's the case. the corporations and the wealthy are doing be
in other words, your home value is worth less than your mortgage if you have a high school education or less and the white working class, they're all around 40%, but now let's take a look at these next two groups here. tea party supporters, 45%. if your home value is going down 50% so clearly an issue here if it is risk off the table and not optimistic about the economy and these tend to be or at least in greater percentages are your gold bugs compared to all adults in the economy. what about...
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we are trying to educate people, and at the ends of date, we are trying to make sure everyone can ek sell at what they do, a father, mother, brother, an employee. if you can't tell the world of who you are, and be proud about it, if you have to hide it, you can't ek sell. >> and you a another other professional ballplayers filed an amicus brief with the court. what is that? explain to our viewers. >> we wrote a brief to try to repeal proposition eight in california, that's banning same-sex marriage. we believe everybody has the right to freedom, the right to love. we believe the constitution guarantees those rights. so we wrote our amicus brief and we'll b heard out today. >> you are also taking part in the demonstrations going on right now. can you tell us about them? >> yes. everybody is here. we're having an lgbt rally for marriage equality. 95% supporters and about 5% of people who don't support us. we're here to tell our story, gain attention and pro traction, so when the supreme court goes in there today, they know the american public is here to support the cause. >> a lot of p
we are trying to educate people, and at the ends of date, we are trying to make sure everyone can ek sell at what they do, a father, mother, brother, an employee. if you can't tell the world of who you are, and be proud about it, if you have to hide it, you can't ek sell. >> and you a another other professional ballplayers filed an amicus brief with the court. what is that? explain to our viewers. >> we wrote a brief to try to repeal proposition eight in california, that's banning...
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the table, continuing to invest in our people in things like infrastructure and basic research and education because president clinton knew that we had to grow the economy not just cut spending. so we've done a lot of cutting and that's good. i believe we need to balance the budget, but we can do it the right way. and i think we need to balance it sooner rather than later. but it's not the only goal in the next five years. the next five years should also be about economic growth. it was just last year that paul ryan wanted to end the guaranteed benefit of medicare and to give huge tax breaks to multimillionaires. and i just think that's wrong. he wants to do that again and the fact that, you know, just last year he wouldn't have balanced the budget until, i think, you know, 2040, now he wants to do it sooner by keeping all the taxes and revenue in obama care but repealing all the benefits. so it's a dishonest budget. and it's not going to give us the economic growth we need. we've got to put people back to work and we've got to balance the budget the right way. >> but should more be done on
the table, continuing to invest in our people in things like infrastructure and basic research and education because president clinton knew that we had to grow the economy not just cut spending. so we've done a lot of cutting and that's good. i believe we need to balance the budget, but we can do it the right way. and i think we need to balance it sooner rather than later. but it's not the only goal in the next five years. the next five years should also be about economic growth. it was just...
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he has formed a new issues advocacy group which promotes immigration reform, education and other policies aimed at growing the economy. several high-profile consultants have joined. people involved say zuckerberg's interest is broader and includes citizenship for those here illegally. >>> zuckerberg is unusual in that he is an american entrepreneur born in america. it shows how important immigrants are to high-tech. >> you look at the companies within say a 20-mile radius of facebook. google started by a russian. founder of yahoo! in taiwan. intel, hungarian. south african. a majority of people in silicon valley who have college degrees aren't from this country. speaking of facebook, the securities and exchange commission has given the go-ahead for the nasdaq to face $62 million in restitution to make up for the botched facebook i.p.o. a small amount. most trading houses lost far more than that each when facebook came to market last may. a computer glitch delayed trading, left investors confused about how many shares they had and at what price. speaking of confusion, cyprus is rattling th
he has formed a new issues advocacy group which promotes immigration reform, education and other policies aimed at growing the economy. several high-profile consultants have joined. people involved say zuckerberg's interest is broader and includes citizenship for those here illegally. >>> zuckerberg is unusual in that he is an american entrepreneur born in america. it shows how important immigrants are to high-tech. >> you look at the companies within say a 20-mile radius of...
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facebook founder mark zuckerberg is forming a new issues advocacy group to promote immigration reform, education and other policies aimed at growing the economy. zuckerberg will be joining with other high-tech executives and has already signed up several high- profile consultants. high-tech companies have stepped-up their lobbying on immigration to get more visas for high-tech workers, but the people involved say zuckerberg's interest is broader and includes citizenship for those here illegally. we will take a quick break this live look from the nation's capital. the u.s. supreme court will hear oral arguments. proposition 8 the ban on same-sex marriage. 4:43.. >> the u.s. supreme court will hear oral arguments on proposition 8. people have been waiting in line since thursday we are also waking up to some sprinkles. >> good morning. if that is mainly in the north bay. people are already using their windshield wipers in livermore. keep that in mind and keep your umbrella handy. 50s and oakland. as rick take a look of these numbers plenty of 60s in the north bay. we will see partly sunny condition
facebook founder mark zuckerberg is forming a new issues advocacy group to promote immigration reform, education and other policies aimed at growing the economy. zuckerberg will be joining with other high-tech executives and has already signed up several high- profile consultants. high-tech companies have stepped-up their lobbying on immigration to get more visas for high-tech workers, but the people involved say zuckerberg's interest is broader and includes citizenship for those here...
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the cost of higher education has risen. the head of today's supreme court oral argument on same-sex marriage, a ucla study a gay marriage by the numbers finds that there are about 9 million americans who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. the study was conducted in 2011. you can hear today's oral argument on same-sex marriage at 1:00 p.m. eastern time here on cspan radio. those are some of the latest headlines on cspan on radio. mr. secretary, we will put them down as undecided. [laughter] [applause] chairman, as i listen to those comments, it struck me what a wonderful thing free speech is. >> that was the hearing were donald rumsfeld was making the justification for attacking iraq. you did not hear were questions that we got a chance to ask and which is how much money will halliburton make from the war? how many u.s. soldiers will be killed? how many iraqi civilians will die from this adventure? i would like those questions answered now. pink co-ith the code founder sunday night at 8:00 on "q &a." >> you are look
the cost of higher education has risen. the head of today's supreme court oral argument on same-sex marriage, a ucla study a gay marriage by the numbers finds that there are about 9 million americans who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. the study was conducted in 2011. you can hear today's oral argument on same-sex marriage at 1:00 p.m. eastern time here on cspan radio. those are some of the latest headlines on cspan on radio. mr. secretary, we will put them down as undecided....
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it was greater among women with people with lower levels of education and among people who do not exercise. researchers say more studies need to be completed. >>> and already, one state lawmaker is leading an to keep drivers from using this tech from behind the we'll. legislation has been introduced that would expand existing laws to ban texting while driving to using a wearable computer. he says they will be distracted by these kinds of gadgets. >> we are just steps away from having a chip in our head. >> turn off the car when i'm surfing the internet. >> a port where i can plug a mike in. >> people maybe if you are trying to get a date, you shouldn't wear google glasses. a. >> jim: -- a job enter view. >> a bluetooth on one, google glass on one. >>> something very serious and bizarre. gary sandusky back in the news. words of the convicted rapist and pedophile. he declined, if you remember, to take the stand during his trial. a year later, he is still maintaining his innocence. talking to a filmmaker named jonathan ziegler. on piers morgan last night to talk about the interview and what h
it was greater among women with people with lower levels of education and among people who do not exercise. researchers say more studies need to be completed. >>> and already, one state lawmaker is leading an to keep drivers from using this tech from behind the we'll. legislation has been introduced that would expand existing laws to ban texting while driving to using a wearable computer. he says they will be distracted by these kinds of gadgets. >> we are just steps away from...
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. >> start a trust fund for his education. >> start your own trust fund for your education. he's still got a year and a half to go. >> in high school. >> is he going to commute? we asked him that. i don't remember what his answer was. that's right. he was trying to finish school. >> it comes so naturally. i do think it's easier for that generation. >> not that easy. that kid was smooth. >> he is. but you understand. how many apps on your iphone? i have an ncaa. i follow the scores. that's it. and skiing thing. i find out when the snow in, you know, copper. >> that's all you really have? >> yeah. >> you were ordering black cars when -- where is your car? you were ordering black cars when people didn't know what they were. >> uber. >> it's pretty cool to call and there is one in the neighborhood. great business model. pandora. >> you have pandora. >> no, i don't. no. >> moving along here. >> steve cohen. >> that's interesting. >> page 6 this morning. >> this is new york post, page 6. >> disclaimer because we don't know what it all means. steve cohen just bought picasso. they s
. >> start a trust fund for his education. >> start your own trust fund for your education. he's still got a year and a half to go. >> in high school. >> is he going to commute? we asked him that. i don't remember what his answer was. that's right. he was trying to finish school. >> it comes so naturally. i do think it's easier for that generation. >> not that easy. that kid was smooth. >> he is. but you understand. how many apps on your iphone? i have...
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board of education way. it's going to split 5-4 or whether you'll have a justice like roberts or some other on the more conservative side say wait a minute, i know which way history is going. i'm not sure i want my wikipedia entry or obituary to have a second paragraph, he was on the wrong side of history. >> do you think justice scalia is thinking that? >> i think he's one of the less likely of the justices. certainly kennedy and roberts. the real question to me is roberts. roberts obviously realizes he's the chief justice and has got to play to history. look at brown versus board of education. none wanted to be the one standing in front of that train. we all know which way the movement is going. it's going to look silly 20 years from now. i suspect they could find a way such as saying there's no standing among the people who are bringing this case because they're not harmed. that's a very narrow way you could decide this case without being on the wrong side of history. just say the people bringing this cas
board of education way. it's going to split 5-4 or whether you'll have a justice like roberts or some other on the more conservative side say wait a minute, i know which way history is going. i'm not sure i want my wikipedia entry or obituary to have a second paragraph, he was on the wrong side of history. >> do you think justice scalia is thinking that? >> i think he's one of the less likely of the justices. certainly kennedy and roberts. the real question to me is roberts. roberts...
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top republicans terminated slavery, wrote the brown versus brown board of education city. broke the filibuster against the civil rights act. extended the 1965 voting act and appointed two black secretaries of state. >> exactly. the g.o.p. should be talking about this all the time. this should be a year round effort as the republican national committee said they would begin to do. it should be a year long effort to diffuse this concept the g.o.p. is racist party which it is not. they are trying to make progress in school choice, for example. you see the democratic party standing in way of reforms and republicans pushing for this which is benefit for black kids. they should be talking about it and not hiding what they do in this area. >> steve: great stuff. it's about 12 minutes before the top of the hour. he just wanted to raffle a cow and peta sent half naked pictures of women in bikinis. let's check in with bill hemmer what happens in 15 minutes. >> you a the peeps are here today. i know that. good morning to you, staff. there is an american woman that may be on trial in
top republicans terminated slavery, wrote the brown versus brown board of education city. broke the filibuster against the civil rights act. extended the 1965 voting act and appointed two black secretaries of state. >> exactly. the g.o.p. should be talking about this all the time. this should be a year round effort as the republican national committee said they would begin to do. it should be a year long effort to diffuse this concept the g.o.p. is racist party which it is not. they are...
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facebook founder mark zuckerberg is forming a new issues advocacy group to promote immigration reform and education. >>> spring has clearly not sprung in much of the country thanks to chilly temperatures and records of unseasonable snowfall. a foot or more of snow buried a huge chunk of the northeast, crippling road traffic, canceling flights and closing schools. and it's not over yet. forecasters say some east coast locations will be snowy and miserable once again today. >>> well, belgian chocolate is among the best in the world and now the post office in belgium is putting temptation right on the face of an envelope. >> oh, my goodness. just in time for easter, issuing stashes that taste like chocolate, apparently. glue and ink are mixed with cacao oil. to provide authentic and aroma. one collector says they smell good, but the taste, not so much. they do look nice. >> yeah. >> look nice. don't think i will lick it though. >>> coming up, the fan favorites in this year's ncaa tournament. how a little known university managed to make it into the sweet 16 and give the city a new nickname in the proc
facebook founder mark zuckerberg is forming a new issues advocacy group to promote immigration reform and education. >>> spring has clearly not sprung in much of the country thanks to chilly temperatures and records of unseasonable snowfall. a foot or more of snow buried a huge chunk of the northeast, crippling road traffic, canceling flights and closing schools. and it's not over yet. forecasters say some east coast locations will be snowy and miserable once again today. >>>...
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apollo group which operates the university of phoenix and other for-profit educational institutions, reported a 79% drop due to lower enrollment. the stock was the biggest gainer in the s&p today, up more than 7%. coming up, we'll look at why some college graduates are having trouble with education debt and what some schools are doing about it. >> and alsoñuf still ahead, the supreme court hears a case that touches the wallet and the medicine cabinets of moat americans. first take a look at how the international markets finished the day. >>> some good news about prices at the pump. average gasoline prices fell a little more than 3 cents a gallon to $3.71 nationwide. the city with the highest average price in the lower 48 states? see if you can guess. chicago, $4.10. lowest average price just $3.33 a gallon is in montana. >> just days after the senate passed its first budget in four years, bill dudley, president of the federal reserve bank in new york, told -- >> this may not immediately lead to stronger growth because of the recent increase in fiscal restraint. >> also washington to
apollo group which operates the university of phoenix and other for-profit educational institutions, reported a 79% drop due to lower enrollment. the stock was the biggest gainer in the s&p today, up more than 7%. coming up, we'll look at why some college graduates are having trouble with education debt and what some schools are doing about it. >> and alsoñuf still ahead, the supreme court hears a case that touches the wallet and the medicine cabinets of moat americans. first take a...
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my job is not just to entertain but do a little educating and teaching so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. you figure it would have to spill over eventually. the ham-handed way the europeans handled that cyprus situation. dow sinking 64 points, nasdaq down .30%. i had feared that even the best of all the worst plans like this one would be viewed askance by the rest of the world's financial capitals, and that's what happened today. why does it have to go like this? why do we first have to react to europe? i think part of the issue is europe has to plan to bring growth back. it pulls the world down to its own suit as if it were wearing cement galoshes. forced austerity allows jobs to be taken away without environmental enforcement. why build factories in europe when you can make them in mexico, pollute the air, cheap energy for the factory and low shipping costs? that's become the american way. i'm calling it continental-cide. the second issue is credit. confiscating deposits will inspire fear when confidence is needed. fear makes people act differently. act conservatively. it takes away the
my job is not just to entertain but do a little educating and teaching so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. you figure it would have to spill over eventually. the ham-handed way the europeans handled that cyprus situation. dow sinking 64 points, nasdaq down .30%. i had feared that even the best of all the worst plans like this one would be viewed askance by the rest of the world's financial capitals, and that's what happened today. why does it have to go like this? why do we first have to react to...
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amount of time on social or personal issues, but we haven't done anything on property tax relief, higher education funding, fixing the roads. there are all kinds of other things we need to be doing besides this. ah, but this is what you are doing. what north dakota's elected republicans are doing, at least a majority of them, so far. you'll have to see what the governor decides to do in this case, and we promise to keep you posted on that. but joining us tonight for the interview tonight, is tammy cromoknocker, director of the red women river clinic, the only abortion clinic in north dakota. thank you for being here. i really appreciate it. >> thank you so much, rachel. >> we'll make a ringtone out of me saying that for you and you can put it on your cell phone, if you like. >> oh, dream come true! >> also really scary in the middle of the night. you have a lot to contend with this year. you have two different abortion bans, a third abortion ban set for a statewide vote. the tract law that targets just your clinic. i know you plan to fight most of this stuff. are you optimistic at all? do you thin
amount of time on social or personal issues, but we haven't done anything on property tax relief, higher education funding, fixing the roads. there are all kinds of other things we need to be doing besides this. ah, but this is what you are doing. what north dakota's elected republicans are doing, at least a majority of them, so far. you'll have to see what the governor decides to do in this case, and we promise to keep you posted on that. but joining us tonight for the interview tonight, is...
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board of education." here's bra what brown said. everyone thinks brown in 1954 said plessy is overruled. it didn't. it said "you know, plessy, that was a transportation case, this is an education case." and that looked like a ridiculous distinction, a little like saying "eight states have to recognize gay marriage because they have civil unions, but not the rest. the states that are better toward gays have to go all the way." that looks weird from a certain perspective because it's transitional. but when you understand it's ultimately transitional to a world in which everyone will be recognized in gay marriage and the same with brown was ultimately transitional. ultimately "brown" came to stand for not just in education you couldn't have segregation, but you can't have segregation anywhere. so brown was 1954 so 13 years for its logic to extend to its full extent which is equality everywhere on beaches, in buses, in golf clubs and within marriage and so, too, even if we don't get full equality this year i think we are on track for ev
board of education." here's bra what brown said. everyone thinks brown in 1954 said plessy is overruled. it didn't. it said "you know, plessy, that was a transportation case, this is an education case." and that looked like a ridiculous distinction, a little like saying "eight states have to recognize gay marriage because they have civil unions, but not the rest. the states that are better toward gays have to go all the way." that looks weird from a certain perspective...
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he wants more emphasis on science and mathematics education for irish kids, and an open door to bright young people like chugh from everywhere. >> we're looking at short-term, medium-term, long-term. we're going to change how we change work permits for non- irish national, so that will help bring in a lot more skilled computer science people into the irish economy. that will help bring in a lot more qualified, skilled computer science into the irish economy. >> suarez: but to have a healthy domestic economy, ireland can't just create great jobs for manipulating data on microchips. there's a role for potato chips too. this family has been growing potatoes for generations. irish potato consumption waned during the economic boom as irish tastes changed. the youngest generation of this family look for new markets and started a new business. gourmet potato chips called crisps here, kettled in small batches. after 18 months, they're selling in europe, asia, and to high-end american grocers. food was noted again and again by the experts as an export sector where irish businesses thrive. >> th
he wants more emphasis on science and mathematics education for irish kids, and an open door to bright young people like chugh from everywhere. >> we're looking at short-term, medium-term, long-term. we're going to change how we change work permits for non- irish national, so that will help bring in a lot more skilled computer science people into the irish economy. that will help bring in a lot more qualified, skilled computer science into the irish economy. >> suarez: but to have a...
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. >> commerce, education, and the -- what's the third one there. >> rick santorum let us know via twitter not all of his days are idle. he tweeted march 22nd, just spoke to 850 people at naples town hall about radical islam. newt gingrich stays in touch via twitter. this afternoon, he tweeted course on driverless cars starts in 20 minutes. ron paul seems to be settling comfortably into his retirement after 22 years in congress and 400 runs for president. he now writes columns for his website. herman cain is dean of the flesher school of diplomacy at tufts university. >> who is the president of uzbekistan, i will say i don't know. >> without having to do one more minute of homework on the issues of the day, herman cain has launched a radio show. mr. cain figures if rush can do it -- >> welcome back to the new herman cain show. to our new feature of the week, ask the hermanator. questions other than politics, other than government. questions pertaining to business, pertaining to this thing called success and prosperity as well as life itself. now, i will warn you, the questions may not alwa
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you're talking about a very well educated constituency. if they were organized and mobilized you would begin to get the response of dealing with their crises much more effectively than what we have now. >> here's a synopsis, richard, of a lot of similar questions that bring us to your book, "democracy at work: a cure for capitalism." a viewer who identifies himself as a longtime fan of dr. wolff writes, "you're passionate about workers' self-directed enterprises. can you explain briefly why you think these are the way to save capitalism? critics say your alternative may work in theory but not in practice." >> my point is that workers ought to be -- all of us who work in an office, a factory or a store-ought to be in the position of participating in the decisions governing that enterprise. and i do that not only because i believe in democracy. and let me say that if you do believe in democracy, it's always been a mystery to me why that democracy that you believe n doesn't apply o t place where you work. after all, five out of seven days of
you're talking about a very well educated constituency. if they were organized and mobilized you would begin to get the response of dealing with their crises much more effectively than what we have now. >> here's a synopsis, richard, of a lot of similar questions that bring us to your book, "democracy at work: a cure for capitalism." a viewer who identifies himself as a longtime fan of dr. wolff writes, "you're passionate about workers' self-directed enterprises. can you...
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texas because we haven't talked about is put a sign they achieve the business friendly climate their education is not the answer either but certainly they could be little more friendly the and they are. >> it is too little too late. neil: it is the trend. rick perry is on the winning trend with low taxes, less regulation, they seem to have the edge >> but who do you pack? but if you look at michigan with the automakers that did not work so well now even other cities are trying to sue gm for leaving. that is not a fun project if that company promises the jobs doesn't deliver. neil: a good point*. we will see what happens but the money is on the table. happy passover to our jewish friends, and "money" with our melissa francis is next. >> investors bet that all is not well in europe, cypress scored the ailout, but the bulls slammed. speculation grew that the brutal terms of the deal may become common place in future bailouts. investors bet on a weaker uro currency cleaned up. the euro at a four month low against the u.s. dollar after coming back from session lows. also, making money, owners of de
texas because we haven't talked about is put a sign they achieve the business friendly climate their education is not the answer either but certainly they could be little more friendly the and they are. >> it is too little too late. neil: it is the trend. rick perry is on the winning trend with low taxes, less regulation, they seem to have the edge >> but who do you pack? but if you look at michigan with the automakers that did not work so well now even other cities are trying to...
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need money for higher education. money for student loans. need money for just about everything there is. >> robert feldman says only nissan and says rebates good way to get car buyers to try new technology when clean air goal are so ambitious. >> just long way to go and it's the best way to get there and it just takes a little bit of extra effort in the beginning of anything that is worthwhile. >>reporter: governor brown signed executive order year ago setting the goal of 1 million and a half zero emission vehicle on california road like 2025. state on the verge of hitting 20,000. in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> city of stockton fight to go become the largest u.s. city to enter bankruptcy. in federal court in sacramento city officials are arguing that they have no alternative. they base the budget on anticipated developer fees and increasing tax revenue but all of that vanished when the mortgage bubble burst. city creditors counter more could have been done to cut employee pension. civil bankruptcy trial expected to last 4 days. >> while the s
need money for higher education. money for student loans. need money for just about everything there is. >> robert feldman says only nissan and says rebates good way to get car buyers to try new technology when clean air goal are so ambitious. >> just long way to go and it's the best way to get there and it just takes a little bit of extra effort in the beginning of anything that is worthwhile. >>reporter: governor brown signed executive order year ago setting the goal of 1...
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will we both know that education isn't free even k. through twelve education that is provided publicly is paid for by tax dollars and so parents are paying for their kids' education a lot of times through their local land taxes not nothing's free in this country but you are correct that student loan debt is completely out of control and a trillion dollars in student loan debt is incredibly suggest to you that to a student who is going to college and having to decide whether or not to pay or you know facing in my generation going to university california where there was zero to wish versus going to harvard where it might be ten or twenty thousand dollars a year zero is free. you can get into if you really is a good judge of ages about how because you brothers might have to pay for it was the sod for bit rich people might have to pay something but to the student it is free and we should be going back to free education when my dad came back from world war two he not only got a free education i got two hundred dollars a month to pay for bo
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they say that could strange the social services, health and education system. >>> police in south korea say clues from a cyber attack last week on major banks and broadcasters point abroad. they say a malicious code originated from internet protocol addresses in four countries including the united states. malware infected servers at three tv stations and three banks. that triggered massive network failures last wednesday, disabling more than 32,000 computers. police and members of a south korean government task force have detected ip addresses allocated to the u.s. and three european countries. they have not disclosed the specific names of the european nations involved, but they've asked for cooperation from relevant authorities to track down the original source of the cyber attacks. investigators are also checking whether ip addresses in any other countries were used. >>> south korean defense minister kim kwon-jin has warned north korea ahead of a contentious anniversary. 46 south korean seamen were lost three years ago when north korean forces allegedly sank a warship. kim visited the
they say that could strange the social services, health and education system. >>> police in south korea say clues from a cyber attack last week on major banks and broadcasters point abroad. they say a malicious code originated from internet protocol addresses in four countries including the united states. malware infected servers at three tv stations and three banks. that triggered massive network failures last wednesday, disabling more than 32,000 computers. police and members of a...
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texas because we haven't talked about is put a sign they achieve the business friendly climate their education is not the answer either but certainly they could be little more friendly the and they are. >> it is too little too late. neil: it is the trend. rick perry is on the winning trend with low taxes, less regulation, they seem to have the edge. >> but who do you pack? but if you look at michigan with the automakers that did not work so well now even other cities are trying to sue gm for leaving. that is not a fun project if that company promises the jobs doesn't deliver. neil: a good point*. we will see what happens but the money is on the table. what you gonna do? tomorrow night we might no. "t good night. tonight on "the willis report" the supreme court takes up the fight over prescription drugs. drug makers may be forced to give you access to cheaper medicine. also, charity backlash. why your money may not be going good causes. and don't falls short on your retirement plan. sound advice no matter how rich you are. "the willis report" is on the case. ♪ gerri: all that and more coming
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, they would send them to universities for six months just to round out the education. blackett was sent to cam jpmorgan bridge, and -- cambridge, and within arriving there, he wondered to a laboratory, a physics lab story, to see what a scientific laboratory was like, and very shortly after that, he told the navy i'm leaving the navy, i want to be a scientist. he never did receive a ph.d.. he quickly became one of the world's foremost for the work done in the 1930s discovering the positive electron, antimatter, existence was confirmed, and he'd win the nobel prize for physics in 1948, he was good looking, a demanding presence, hands-on ability and theoretical imagination, and colleagues never knew anyone as equal in his ability to conceive of a problem in physics, write out a few lines of mathematics, design an apparatus, build it himself, carry out the experiment, and analyze results. he was also one of a number of scientists in britain and america who had been working hard behind the scenes in the 1930s to prepare for war and try to make sure that the army and navy m
, they would send them to universities for six months just to round out the education. blackett was sent to cam jpmorgan bridge, and -- cambridge, and within arriving there, he wondered to a laboratory, a physics lab story, to see what a scientific laboratory was like, and very shortly after that, he told the navy i'm leaving the navy, i want to be a scientist. he never did receive a ph.d.. he quickly became one of the world's foremost for the work done in the 1930s discovering the positive...